Boris Johnson's biggest scandals: From illegally shutting down Parliament to Covid lockdown fine

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Boris Johnson undermined his own government's lockdown rules by joking that a #10 going away party was "the most away from society in the UK at the moment," it has been claimed.< /p>

And Downing Street staff shredded key party documents and evidence ahead of the Cabinet inquiry Office and the possible police investigation, according to ITV.

The damning new allegations will come as no surprise to those who have followed Mr Johnson's career, which got off to an inauspicious start when in 1988 the journalist of the time was fired by The Times for allegedly fabricating a quote.

But, not chastised by experience, as he later took on the starring role in politics, he managed to ensure that his post as Prime Minister was marred by a series of scandals.

In the weeks that followed Following his appointment as Prime Minister in July 2019, Mr Johnson got himself on the wrong side of the law by proroguing Parliament to avoid scrutiny of his Brexit plans.

This set the tone for three messy years in office in which he lurched from scandal to scandal before finally being ousted by Tory MPs following a vote of no confidence in June last year.

These are the biggest scandals Mr Johnson has presided over:

Illegal prorogation - September 2019

The Supreme Court has ruled that Mr Johnson unlawfully shut down Parliament when he prorogued it for five weeks before the October 31 deadline for Britain's exit from the EU.

He was believed to have done so to avoid Parliament blocking a no-deal Brexit, which could have resulted in the deadline being missed after Mr Johnson ran as the leader who would see Brexit at all costs. .

Parliament reopened the next day and Mr Johnson was forced to ask the EU for an extension.

Public funds to Jennifer Arcuri - September 2019

Mr. Johnson has been investigated by the police watchdog over his...